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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Struve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Celldweller - Switchback . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Merit!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merit tries a head kick but it misses.
Struve tries to clinch there but Merit circles away.
Merit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Struve regains half guard, as Merit was trying to land strikes.
Struve is trying to control but can't.
Struve tries to get to full guard but Merit has control of the leg.
Struve is defending against the submission attempts here by Merit.
Merit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Struve trying to control from the bottom.
Struve looks like he's trying to stand up.
Struve tries to roll over but Merit keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struve makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Struve.
Struve working for a triangle but Merit defends it easily.
Struve trying to keep a closed guard but Merit is proving a slippery customer.
Struve is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Merit defends well.
Struve has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Merit stands and throws Struve's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struve is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Merit is controlling him well.
Struve gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Struve is trying to control but can't.
Merit is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Struve is just riding it out for now. Merit eventually gives up the hold.
Struve has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Merit is working away from the top position though.
Struve works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merit wants to control from the top but Struve keeps moving.
Merit wants to stand but Struve has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Struve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Merit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Struve has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Merit has managed to get both his arms back between Struve's legs - danger averted.
Merit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Struve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Struve trying to keep a closed guard but Merit is proving a slippery customer.
Struve will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Merit is looking to stand up but Struve won't let him.
Struve is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Merit frees his head nicely. Oh but Struve has switched to an armbar! Merit is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Stefan Struve!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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